Press Release: State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation concerning Spanish modular housing company Habidite Alonsotegi

The European Commission has initiated a formal investigation procedure under EU state aid rules into two agreements between BIZKAILUR, a public entity owned by the provincial authorities of Bizkaia, and a group of private investors. These agreements concern the establishment of Habidite, a construction module factory, in Alonsotegi, Bizkaia. The Commission considers at this stage that the commitment by BIZKAILUR to purchase 1,500 houses from the new Habidite Alonsotegi factory may involve state aid. The Commission also has doubts regarding the conditions at which Bizkailur will provide land for industrial use to the Habidite Alonsotegi factory, which could constitute state aid. The Commission will now investigate whether these measures are compatible with EU state aid rules. The opening of an in-depth investigation gives interested third parties the possibility to submit comments on the proposed measures. It does not prejudge the outcome of the procedure.